The Beekeeper s Son A strange mystical place allows Deborah and Phineas to see themselves and others with new eyes When Deborah Lantz arrives in Bee County Texas she expects to find a great oasis of citrus groves and

A strange, mystical place allows Deborah and Phineas to see themselves and others with new eyes.When Deborah Lantz arrives in Bee County, Texas, she expects to find a great oasis of citrus groves and olive trees Instead, she finds a tiny Amish district struggling to make ends meet on a barren, drought stricken land Deborah longs to go home to the lush, green countrysideA strange, mystical place allows Deborah and Phineas to see themselves and others with new eyes.When Deborah Lantz arrives in Bee County, Texas, she expects to find a great oasis of citrus groves and olive trees Instead, she finds a tiny Amish district struggling to make ends meet on a barren, drought stricken land Deborah longs to go home to the lush, green countryside of Tennessee, but she wants her mother, a widow with six children, to be happy again Even if that means accepting Stephen as her future stepfather She can t believe God created such an ugly place filled with strange animals, twisted, stunted trees, and not a drop of rain for months Then she meets the beekeeper s son Phineas King s face is disfigured by scars from an accident that killed his mother and destroyed his trust in God Through their encounters both begin to realize the beauty in all of God s creation Deborah walks through the strange land of figs, Mexican squash, and wild cucumbers to see Phineas, who finds solace in his work keeping the bee hives and harvesting honey for his father Both are rarely alone, but always lonely Deborah begins to see Bee County through Phineas eyes and Phineas learns to see himself through hers.
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Kelly Irvin s newest series, Every Amish Series, began with the debut of Upon a Spring Breeze, in April The second book, Beneath the Summer Sun, will debut in January 2018 It is a four book series published by Zondervan HarperCollins Christian Publishing This follows the Amish of Bee County series, The Saddle Maker s Son, released in June 2016 It is an ECPA bestseller It follows The Bishop s Son, and the critically acclaimed bestseller, The Beekeeper s Son, which earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly The reviewer called it a beautifully woven masterpiece The Beekeeper s Son was a finalist in the romance category of the 2016 ACFW Carol Awards Contest Kelly has novellas in The Amish Christmas Gift and The Amish Marketplace, both of which were also ECPA bestsellers She is also the author of the Bliss Creek Amish series and the New Amish Amish series The first series includes To Love and To Cherish, A Heart Made New, and Love s Journey Home, published by Harvest House The New Hope Amish series includes Love Still Stands, followed by Love Redeemed, which was an ACFW Carol Award finalist, and A Plain Love Song.Kelly has also penned two romantic suspense novels, A Deadly Wilderness and No Child of MineThe Kansas native is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and ACFW s San Antonio local chapter Alamo City Christian Fiction Writers A graduate of the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism, Kelly has been writing nonfiction professionally for thirty years She studied for three semesters at the University of Costa Rica, learning the Spanish language As a journalist, she worked six years in the border towns of Laredo and El Paso.She worked in public relations for the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department for 22 years before retiring earlier this year Kelly has been married to photographer Tim Irvin for twenty eight years They have two young adult children and have two grandchildren In her spare time, she likes to write short stories, read books by her favorite authors, and looks forward to visits with her grandchildren.